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DetlefK

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8. Fun Fact: The Nazis weren't a perfect and precise bureaucratic machine.

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 07:15 AM

Jun 2016

They were actually nepotists who inserted political hacks into various positions of power. They weren't professionals. They were unqualified hacks with a political agenda.

To my knowledge, the only german entity that resisted Nazi-meddling to a significant degree was the german navy. But not because they were nice fellas. The german navy was simply so arch-conservative that they didn't want to have anything to do with all that new and hip Nazi-stuff.

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Last week I reread Shirer's 'Rise and Fall of the Third Reich'. Comparing Trump [View all] cali Jun 2016 OP

Developing your concept: no_hypocrisy Jun 2016 #1

those partially responsible will always deny and shrink from cali Jun 2016 #2

people delude themselves into thinking "it can't happen here" because unblock Jun 2016 #3

When Trumps yells and foams at the mouth at his rallies C_U_L8R Jun 2016 #4

You reap what you sow maindawg Jun 2016 #5

Nope. Didn't see Hitler in shrub. cali Jun 2016 #6

You didn't see the similarity between the Reichstag Fire and 9/11? PADemD Jun 2016 #19

no. I didn't. cali Jun 2016 #25

I'm a slow reader. PADemD Jun 2016 #42

I see what you did there. Bucky Jun 2016 #31

Thank you mainstreetonce Jun 2016 #12

Not hyperbole at all, IMO. eom BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #7

Fun Fact: The Nazis weren't a perfect and precise bureaucratic machine. DetlefK Jun 2016 #8

that is absolutely correct. The Navy leadership was cali Jun 2016 #10

The Book bucolic_frolic Jun 2016 #9

he keeps hitlers writings at his bedside, iirc. btw, he's already written his inaugural speech: Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #11

did he read the speeches before or after the raping, I wonder Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #13

I'd forgotten that repulsive nugget, Gabi. cali Jun 2016 #15

the wife raping is absolutely germane: Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #16

Yes. cali Jun 2016 #17

this came up first when I typed"trump hitler speeches" Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #18

oh lordy, that doofus at 1:20 on the video! - - - He makes stupid look bad Bucky Jun 2016 #34

yep, but I liked better his response at 2:38-3:03 when Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #38

To what should be horror to all of us, your analogy is wholly appropriate. Scuba Jun 2016 #14

Many people don't know Hitler was legally elected obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #20

what will his Reichstag Fire be? Reagan's was The October surprise Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #22

Probably something about Muslims obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #40

Comparing Trump to specific historical figures... gregcrawford Jun 2016 #21

couldn't agree more, but how is the current dem leadership economically any different? TPP says Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #23

They aren't any different... gregcrawford Jun 2016 #26

Dulles brothers: two fascist monsters, working both in front of and Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #30

Trump and the republican base are more nationalistic (as was Hitler) in economics, culture, military pampango Jun 2016 #27

the modern, third way, dem is almost indistinguishable from Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #32

A great book and a cautionary tale, I agree. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #24

This is so timely mainstreetonce Jun 2016 #28

Acknowledging that America in 2016 is not Germany in 1933... First Speaker Jun 2016 #29

From another thread: Live tweets from a Hitler-er-Trump Rally nolabear Jun 2016 #33

there are no words. cali Jun 2016 #35

I don't like the Hitler comparison, but I'm okay with calling Trump Mussoliniesque Bucky Jun 2016 #36

I think current Trump and Hitler in the twenties and early thirties cali Jun 2016 #37

if we could only be assured that this tailspin will continue on, resulting Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #39

I can't share this video enough.. Blanks Jun 2016 #41